Question

State one difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs.

Answer 1

Answer:

• The major difference between autotrophs and heterotropes is that while aurotropes can make their own food heterotropes cannot and they depend directly or indirectly on autotrophs for their food requirements.

Explanation:

• Autotrophs are the organisms which are able to make their own food by the process of photosynthesis ( plants) or chemosynthesis in archaebacteria.

• On the other hand, heterotropes which includes all animals, fungus, etc depends directly or indirectly on autotrophs for their food.

• Autotrophs occupy the primary level in the food chain while heterotropes which are dependent on autotrophs occupies the secondary or tertiary levels in the food chain.

• On cellular levels, the cells of autotrophs and heterotropes differs in various forms.

Answer 2

Autotrophs:

1. The organisms which are capable of making their own food is called autotrophs
2. They acquire nutrients like some minerals and water from soil and gases

Hetrotrophs:

1. The organisms which depend on other's for getting food is called hetrotrophs.
2. They acquire food in various ways

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